#Ilooklikeasurgeon attacks sexism in medicine

Last week thousands of women took to Twitter to fight sexism within their field, in a torrent called #Ilooklikeanengineer.

Now, inspired by the growing trend, female doctors have created their own feed where they upload a selfie with the hashtag #Ilooklikeasurgeon. The link has already attracted 12,000 re-tweets and is still going strong, with women from across the globe taking photographs in their scrubs in an attempt to break down gender stereotypes.

The feed started with Heather Logghe, a resident surgeon based in North Carolina, explaining: "The old stereotype [of a surgeon] is an all-knowing arrogant man who operates very well but can often be heartless, not only with co-workers but with patients too.”

Logghe goes on to claim that whilst sexist misconceptions are beginning to change, women are still woefully underrepresented in this industry.